We will honour them on the beaches: As the 80th anniversary of D-Day approaches, here is your indispensable guide to visiting the battlefields of Normandy and paying homage to the fallen The 80th anniversary of D-Day will draw world leaders and veterans back to the beaches of France The Normandy landings spanned 50 miles of coast and the three-month Battle of Normandy spanned miles READ MORE: Extreme hiker treks across America and discovers a stunning 'parallel universe' By Robert Hardman for the Daily Mail Published: 11:35 BST, 28 May 2024 | Updated: 11:42 BST, 28 May 2024 e-mail 8 View comments Advertisement Not since those ceramic poppies at the Tower of London have I seen a public artwork which makes such a powerful point in such an evocative setting: 1,475 life-size silhouettes, one for every British serviceman who died on D-Day, overlooking the scene of some of the fiercest action. Free of charge, it is just one of so many stirring sights which will be receiving a great deal of attention in the coming days. The 80th anniversary of D-Day will draw world leaders and veterans back to the beaches where the fate of Europe hung in the balance on the early hours of June 6, 1944.
More than 150,000 British, American and Canadian servicemen were the spearhead of an assault which led to the liberation of France , followed by the liberation of Europe less than a year later. Avoid visiting on the actual anniversary, given all the security. However, at any other time, Normandy’s D-.